We have a 7 year old with autism. With autism there is no

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Hi. We have a 7 year old with autism. With autism there is no awareness of stranger danger. Our neighbor directly across the street has a nephew with a meth addiction. I have seen countless drug deals and exchanges occur in the driveway. These are know drug dealers by the Culver City Police Department. We have a police officer who has relatives in the property next door and even he can't do anything directly about this issue. A case that would be necessary for narcotics to be involved is if it was larger than what I assume is considered peddling and nothing can actually be done now unless caught in the act of a crime. The Uncle refuses to force him into rehab, or do anything to contain the situation, even now with pressure from local Neighborhood Watch, continued calls to the police, even a call put into the city, continues to do nothing. The 2 tenets living on the property ignore it because he has "stolen" from them. I was directly accused by the Uncle who came to my door yesterday for being a "rat" and calling the city. I have called the police a number of times as per the instruction of the police officer, but was accused of being the only person witnessing these issues, which he has repeatedly said he was in control of, which is ludicrous. I told him to leave my property and not come back. He then called and text my husband at work harassing him as well. My husband used the legal wording actually derived from another state law stating that "This note will serve as a demand that you do not enter or come upon the premises located at...", as his response. Which was met with cursing and then basically returned the text with the same wording to us, telling us to mind our own "f-ing" business. We have spent a great deal of money making our home as safe as possible both for our son and for us. But are in considerable fear of someone approaching our child, although he is never left on his own. But realistically, if I walk ahead of him as he rolls his backpack down the sidewalk after school to open the door with groceries, or some simple scenario such as this, we are in fear of not only our disabled son being targeted, but ourselves and our property.Is there any legal protection we can take to protect ourselves and our son from such a situation. A restraining order is actually quite complicated to achieve without actual direct harassment. This is an upscale middle class neighborhood. We moved here for the benefit of our son, and of course, to be homeowners.Can you please direct me to any legalities that might protect our son?

I'm Doug, and I'm very sorry to hear of your situation. My goal is to provide you with excellent service today.

This seems like a very crucial matter for you, and your questions and issues suggest that an in-depth conversation might best suit your needs.

I have been a AC licensed, litigation attorney for more than 30 years, and I have handled several thousand cases. What you are asking for is all but impossible to respond to adequately in this written format, and in my experience is only practical to approach in a phone conversation.

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